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  1. Obligatory: on What's the Best Game Console of All Time? · · Score: 1

    You *will* hate DNF. It's slated as a launch title.

  2. Re:U2: Union Busters on U2's Manager Calls For Mandatory Disconnects For Music Downloaders · · Score: 2, Funny

    It brings tears to my eyes whenever someone breaks up a union. No... wait. That's onion.

  3. Re:Yay for the Senate on Privacy Commissioner Criticizes Canadian DMCA · · Score: 1

    No... actually, it's the word "thought" that precludes the House of Commons from that description.

  4. Re:Preventative measures? on Microsoft Insider Details Xbox 360 Red Ring Problems · · Score: 1

    Dude, the pennies on SMW are virtual.

  5. Re:Or for advertisement revenue on Interview With Pirate Party Leader Rick Falkvinge · · Score: 1

    If books become more prone to "thievery", publishers will recoup costs by increasing the amount of advertisements per copy. Paperbacks already host a slew of ads for other books by the same publisher. I'm sure that we can soon look forward to more product placement and ad-inserts, particularly in pop-lit.

  6. Re:In other news... on McDonald's UK CEO Blames Video Games for Childhood Obesity · · Score: 1

    I fail to see how that's relevant to this audience. Oh... right. We could have smokers here.

  7. Offtopic spelling nazi strikes again! on Legalize File Sharing, Say Swedish MPs · · Score: 1

    Actually, your first sentence has a comma splice. You write it grammar; you can't use a comma to join two clauses like that. Learn the power of the semicolon and, etc. etc.

    Whose up next to take there chances with the grammar nazi?

  8. Re:Recursive acronym... but... on Microsoft Buys Search Engine, Going After Google? · · Score: 1

    C'mon guys. Correct spelling is as easy as 1-3-2!

  9. In other news... on UK Moves to Outlaw 'Hacker Tools' · · Score: 1

    ...in a counterstroke of impracticality, hackers have moved to outlaw the UK.

  10. Re:What's wrong with TV news? on What's Wrong With the TV News · · Score: 1

    The news can sum that up in one word: parnispears.

  11. Re:Not news on Canada's New DMCA Considered Worst Copyright Law · · Score: 2, Interesting

    +1 Funny, not informative.
    RTFA that is linked. It's satire.

  12. Re:bragging rights on Intel in the GHz Game Again - Skulltrail Hits 5 GHz · · Score: 1

    Proud '80 civic driving, 14" monitor viewing, 40 sq. ft. closet dwelling C-64 computer user here. (Wink wink nudge nudge).

  13. Re:How is this interesting? on Student and Professor Build Budget Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    Given what time restraints? I have a roomful of monkeys itching to give it a try. (Or that could be the fleas).

  14. Ouch. on Elton John Says Internet is Destroying Music · · Score: 1

    I guess it goes without saying that you can't feel the love tonight, Chris. (It is where we are).

  15. ...as in "having fat friends... for dinner?" on Study Proves Having Fat Friends Makes You Fat · · Score: 1

    Well... you are what you eat.

  16. /. perspective on Lose vs Loose on IE Dropping, Now Near 70% In Europe · · Score: 1

    Loose is how we describe women who give native and/or non-native English speakers a hard one.

  17. The last time I ran into trailware on $298 Wal-Mart PC Has OO.org, No Crapware · · Score: 2

    That's a good thing. My last computer was loaded with trailware. It was hard to get any work done, while juggling a band of unruly settlers across the country in wagons to the Pacific shore.

  18. Re:I bet they don't care on Sony Sues Rootkit Maker · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'd be prepared to put money that Sony knows it will lose, but doesn't care. If this action is for PR purposes -- and I assume it is -- Sony will accomplish its purpose regardless of the outcome.

    Major lawsuits are big news. The convoluted and complicated resolutions of those lawsuits are much less interesting for the general public. For example, everyone knows that Microsoft has been tied up in various litigation in various countries for the past decade, but the average citizen has no idea how these cases have turned out.

    The end result is that the average electronics consumer will learn from the media that:

    1 - Sony produced bad technology that hurt customers
    2 - Sony is suing the bad people responsible for this
    3 - The court's decision on the matter is hidden in a 20 word article on page 47 of the weekend edition.

  19. Don't call your career counsellor: on Second Life Lawsuit Heads to Federal Court · · Score: 1

    The title makes it sound like this is a career change. The guy is still in the business of manipulating plumbing.

  20. The public speaks out: on Ocarina of Time — Best Game Ever? · · Score: 1

    We already have a list of the top 100 games. (We pretty much have a top 100 list for top 100 games lists at this point.) Here are the top 100 games as voted by players at Gamerankings.com. Most of the titles on this list show up on the one in TFA.

    Top 100 games by user vote @ Gamerankings.com

    (Caveats: there is some duplication across platforms; the list only shows titles with at least 50 votes.)

  21. Re:I call whaleshit on Microsoft Security Makes "Worst Jobs" List · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm actually employed as an Olympic Drug Tester for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics; I don't understand why we have such a poor rating. The job is actually going quite well! The cocaine is still a bit harsh, but the speed is to die for, and the marijuana is smoo-ooth, baby.

  22. Re:oh great... on Marvel Studios to Produce Its Own Movies · · Score: 1

    That's "Joss Whedon".

    Agreed though. The above named have more than proven themselves capable of some great writing. I just hope that Marvel's new releases allow their talents to show.

  23. Irrelevant but necessary on Judge Orders TorrentSpy to Turn Over RAM · · Score: 1

    I think I cited a magistrate judge once, across the street. She cited me too. It was a powerful, if brief connection -- then it was gone.

  24. Re:Isn't TB... dangerous? on Google's Academic TB Swap Project · · Score: 1

    Obviously as part of their distributed viral marketing program.

  25. Re:Already have one on Commodore Returns with New Gaming PCs · · Score: 1

    You're not running a real C64 setup unless you knock the display down to 320 X 200 X 16 colours.

    I've changed my own system to these specs, and WOW, does my system fly! I can't wait until "The Last Ninja: Forever" comes out so I can really show off its graphical dexterity.